2002 CHOICE Award WINNERS

Diverse hands forming a circle around the name Joe Claussell.

BEST COMPILATION

MUSIC IS A REASON TO CELEBRATE, JOE CLAUSSELL – 34%

THE OFFERING, OSUNLADE – 27%

MIX THE VIBE: KING STREET – 16%

EXPANSIONS, DANNY KRIVIT – 17%

KING OF CLUBS, DANNY TENAGLIA – 6%

BEST LOCAL EVENT (LONG-RUNNING)

CLUB SHELTER – 49%

BANG THE PARTY – 34%

TOGETHER IN SPIRIT – 11%

UNDERGROUND COLLECTIVE – 5%

GBH – 1%

BEST ANNUAL EVENT

MAW @ OPIUM GARDEN, MIAMI – 45%

PROSPECT PARK JAMBOREE – 20%

BBE FUTURE PARTY @ GODDESS, MIAMI – 13%

BLACK UNDERGROUND @ CONEY ISLAND – 13%

JEANNIE HOPPER SUMMER BOAT CRUISE – 9%

BEST CLUB/VENUE

CLUB SHELTER  – 71%

667 LOUNGE  – 8%  

DEMERARA – 8%

APT – 8%

FRANK'S LOUNGE  – 6%

BEST INDEPENDENT LABEL

SPIRITUAL LIFE MUSIC – 35%

KING STREET – 29%

GIANT STEP – 17%

PLANET E – 10%

SOULFURIC – 9%

BEST INDEPENDENT LABEL (INT'L)

BBE – 43%

COMPOST – 15%

CHILLI FUNK – 18%

DEFECTED – 13%

CLASSIC – 11%

BEST RETAIL STORE

DANCETRACKS – 54%

SATELLITE – 16%

VINYLMANIA – 12%

HALCYON – 11%

ROCK & SOUL – 7%

BEST ONLINE STORE

DANCETRACKS – 43%

SATELLITE – 18%

DUSTY GROOVES – 17%

GROOVETECH – 15%

GIANT STEP – 6%

BEST WEBSITE

DEEP HOUSE PAGE – 56%

GARAGE HOUSE MUSIC – 22%

BOUNCE FM – 13%

GOTTA HAVE HOUSE – 6%

DOWN SHIFT RADIO – 3%

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING, BLAZE – 50%

IN BETWEEN, JAZZANOVA – 17%

THE COLORED SECTION, DONNIE – 15%

VOYAGE OF DREAMS, JEPHTE GUILLAUME – 12%

SPIRIT OF THE SUN, KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE – 6%

BEST MUSIC PUBLICATION

STRAIGHT NO CHASER – 37%

URB – 18%

JOCKEY SLUT – 18%

XLR8R – 15%

BPM CULTURE – 12%

BEST MUSIC WRITER

ORION RAY JONES, MIXER – 39%

BRUCE TANTUM, TIME OUT NY – 25%

TRICIA ROMANO, THE VILLAGE VOICE – 14%

TOMAS PALERMO, JOCKEY SLUT – 13%

MICHAEL PAOLETTA, BILLBOARD – 9%

BEST RADIO SHOW

JEANNIE HOPPER, LIQUID SOUND LOUNGE, WBAI 99.5 – 50%

RUBEN TORO, WRKS 98.7 – 21%

THE CANDY STORE, WNYU 89.1 – 17%

DJ TRUE DEEPER THAN DISCO, WHCR 90.3 – 9%

DJ VIC MONEY, WRKS 98.7 – 4%

BEST EMERGING ARTIST

NEEDS – 36%

RICH MEDINA – 23% 

ALMA HORTON – 18%

METRO AREA – 17%

RULERS OF THE DEEP – 6%

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

OSUNLADE – 51%

GLENN UNDERGROUND – 24%

DENNIS FERRER – 13%

DARRYL JAMES – 11%

HANNA – 1%

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

KIMBLEE – 36%

SHAUN ESCOFFREY – 27%

PEVEN EVERETT – 19%

DONNIE – 11%

CHRISTIAN URICH – 7%

SONG OF THE YEAR

DAYS LIKE THIS (DJ SPINNA REMIX), SHAUN ESCOFFREY – 48%

PRIDE, OSUNLADE FEAT. NADIRAH SHAKOOR – 20%

I MIGHT DO SOMETHING WRONG, TORTURED SOUL – 17%

TRUST YOURSELF, AMBROSIA – 9%

BRUJA, LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES – 6%

TRACK OF THE YEAR

THE WORLD'S EP, NEEDS – 36%

ODO OYA, OLA JAGUN – 25%

I'M FEELIN' GOOD, NINA SIMONE (TODD TERRY REMIX) – 22%

ATTEND 2, DJ GREGORY – 16%

SAMANA, FRANCK ROGER – 1%

REMIXER OF THE YEAR

OSUNLADE – 33%

BLAZE – 25%

DJ SPINNA – 25%

MIGUEL MIGS – 11%

PHIL ASHER – 6%

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

ROBBI  (SHELTER/DANCE RITUAL) – 45%

PRO DEUCE LORIE & EMAN (BANG THE PARTY) – 30%

CONRAD/REGGIE (TOGETHER IN SPIRIT) – 14%

KAYO! (667 LOUNGE) – 6%

FRED PIERCE (RHYTHM/BROOKLYN CAFE) – 5%

DJ OF THE YEAR

DJ SPINNA – 49%

WIL MILTON – 15%

DANNY TENAGLIA – 13%

MASTER KEV – 12%

CARL CRAIG – 10%

DJ OF THE YEAR (INT'L)

JOJOFLORES (THERAPY) – 51%

COLLEEN 'COSMO' MURPHY  (BITCHES BREW) – 26%

DEGO (4HERO) – 9%

GREGORY (YELLOW) – 8%

PAULETTE (MINISTRY OF SOUND) – 6%

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

LARRY HEARD – 53% 

TODD TERRY – 23%

BASEMENT BOYS – 12%

ROGER S – 6%

SHELTON HAYES – 6%